Organized under the direction of designer Kenya Hara, ARCHITECTURE FOR DOGS is a project that sincerely aims for the happiness of dogs and humans by exploring the new possibilities of an architecture perceived freshly at the scale of dogs.

TOTO GALLERY·MA will be holding the first solo exhibition in Japan to feature the distinctive work of Swiss-based architect Christian Kerez.

Having developed an attraction to huts when he was a child, Nakamura has since continued to consider the hut to be the archetype of the house throughout his years of thinking earnestly about the nature of dwellings. This exhibition presents the idea of the hut as a medium for re-addressing the question, “What is a house?”

This homecoming exhibition presents a reformatted version of the Japan Pavilion exhibit with the addition of Hatakeyama’s photographs of the “Home-for-All” in Rikuzentakata taken since it was built.

The first solo exhibition and comprehensive overview of architect Yasuhiro Yamashita’s 20-year career and constantly challenging work.

Studio Mumbai, headed by Bijoy Jain, one of India’s foremost architects. In this exhibition, we introduce a group of works that have emerged from a workshop composed of a diverse range of artisans to bring the indigenous Indian landscape to life.

The architect Jun Itami died suddenly in June 2011. In this exhibition, we look back at Itami’s extensive career, stretching from his debut work Mother’s House to a series of projects on the Korean island of Jeju. Join us as we trace these “vestigial impressions” (the architect maintained a great fondness for the hand-drawn) of Itami’s efforts to elevate architecture to the level of art.

“Creating architecture is the act of studying reality and expanding its boundaries”. In this exhibition, we introduce the young, and currently one of the most acclaimed architects, Go Hasegawa, through all eleven of his completed works, beginning with House in Forest, and his most recent effort, Belfry in Ishinomaki.

What happend on March 11, 2011? Getting an accurate account of the disaster and considering the process of restoration.

Alejandro Aravena is a leading figure in Chilean contemporary architecture. To explain what is most notable about his work, we present an introduction to the architect’s unique philosophy and approach to design.

A sense of distance born out of an exploration of light and vision: Join us as we present a comprehensive introduction to the world of Jun Igarashi, an architect who has devoted his career to pursuing the ideal “state” of architecture.

Discovering new values to open up the twenty-first century through the works of seven architectural practices active at the “GLOBAL ENDS”.

Creating an architecture that had an explicit relationship with the experience of being in the city was very important to me. The idea of the city, and the richness of city experience, always give the most important clue in terms of how I establish the spatial construction of a project.—David Adjaye

The beauty of “naked” structure and material, given life by the hands of contemporary craftsmen—here Yoshiji Takehara’s quest for the space of a “Naked Architecture” reveals itself.

Kengo Kuma is a continually-evolving architect. His avowed aim today is to create that which is organic. What does he mean by organic? Large models of two recent projects—Besançon City Arts and Culture Center and Granada Performing Arts Center—will be on desplay.

In the exhibition, we are scheduled to display many sketches from the sketchbook that Campo Baeza always carries with him, as the source of his ideas, and abundant photos of his completed works and works in progress within an installation making full use of “the light” that symbolizes his architecture.

The number 20 has a certain mystical quality. Ise Shrine is reconstructed every 20 years, and Tokyo itself is rebuilt on almost the same 20-year cycle. Fashions seem to come back into vogue every 20 years, and it is 20 years since Astrid Klein and Mark Dytham arrived in Japan, fresh from the Royal College of Art.—Astrid Klein, Mark Dytham

Architect Tadao Ando’s Exhibition. “Row House in Sumiyoshi” will be shown in a full-scale model.

Glenn Murcutt, a master in the contemporary architectural world. A broad introduction to a sustainable architecture responsive to the land of Australia.

In this exhibition, he has creates two tea ceremony rooms. One is made from “steel”, and amazingly, the other is made from “water”. He will be showing his unique design methods through these traditional Japanese minimal spaces.

Why am I based in China? It’s because I am able to make things. Not only are there many opportunities for work, the situation there is different from Japan.—Keiichiro Sako
Unchanging, unmoving, I want to make the kind of place that will always be the same whenever I go there. Having begun to work like this in China, I thought deeply about it.—Hironori Matsubara

In this exhibition, we would like to introduce three projects that we happened to get involved with, all of which are now underway. Each site has a completely different culture and climate. What they have in common is a “huge lot.” (Kazuhiro Kojima + Kazuko Akamatsu/CAt)

The exhibition will feature seven of his representative works, including his latest works, that have a differing “context” and “nature of work.” It will show Siza’s approach in the design of each work and introduce his universal and poetic space quality that is given shape in each work.

We want to make lively space. Together with the inhabitants, we want to put into practice lively space through the design of architecture. What kind of actors will support lively space? What kind of architectural imagination attracts leaders who will put into practice lively space?—Atelier Bow-Wow

I believe what I am doing is searching for a form unique to the site. The conditions are entirely different for each architectural project. The configuration of the site is different, and the nearby environment is different. The climate and vegetation of course are also different, as are the client and the program. I believe what I am doing is searching for a form that is effective only under the unique set of conditions.—Manabu Chiba

Teruaki Ohashi died just as he was reaching the peak of his powers. More than ten years have passed since then. Those who began to design furniture in the meantime may not be familiar with his achievements. His professional journey, which was lengthy despite his untimely death and characterized by both great delicacy and boldness, are full of hints and lessons for us.—Koji Taki

Luminosity/Porosity investigates aspects of porosity and light, the fusion of architecture, urbanism and landscape and ultimately the fusion of matter and spirit.—Steven Hall

Architecture is a device for triggering behavior in individuals and society. To create buildings that are easy to understand, comfortable and capable of suggesting new values may be the responsibility of any architect, but we have chosen to make that our explicit goal in our practice.—Takaharu and Yui Tezuka